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Definition of ecliptic:

(n) : the geometric plane that contains the sun and the orbit of the Earth. Thus, the apparent path of the sun in the sky. So named because an eclipse can occur only when the Moon lies on this plane
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Definition of ecliptic:

(n) : the geometric plane that contains the sun and the orbit of the Earth. Thus, the apparent path of the sun in the sky. So named because an eclipse can occur only when the Moon lies on this plane
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